Brent Kaempf sits during his sentencing hearing Friday for the murder of Patricia Waschbisch at the Marinette County Courthouse in Marinette.

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Kent Tempus
OCR editor

The admitted killer of highly regarded advocate for domestic abuse victims will spend the rest of his life in prison, Marinette Circuit Court Judge David Miron decided Friday.

Brent Kaempf possessed "a dark side" he kept hidden from family and friends that culminated in the horrific attack on his girlfriend Patricia Waschbisch, Miron said in ruling Kaempf was not eligible for extended supervision.

"I don't think you should ever be released from prison," Miron told him. ...